Proverbs 25:27:4Prov.25.27.W4TAB
לֹּא־ט֑וֹב
lotov
“not good”
- Transliteration
- lo-TOV
- Extended
- loh-TOHV
- IPA
- /loːˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- not good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
lo-TOV
- phraseyour reading level
de-VASH har-BOT lo-TOV
- clause
a-KHOL de-VASH har-BOT lo-TOV
- sentence
a-KHOL de-VASH har-BOT lo-TOV ve-KHE-ker ke-vo-DAM ka-VOD
Exegesis
The negative predicate lo tov {לֹא־טוֹב | lōʾ ṭōḇ} expresses prohibition.
Root and etymology
t-v-btav–vav–bet
“good, pleasing”
In context — Proverbs 25:27
Eating too much honey is not good, nor is seeking one’s own glory truly honorable.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 25:27, so the Hebrew word לֹּא־ט֑וֹב (lotov) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.25.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.27.W4.S1) and character.